What’s on the outside: a tour of our new packs

Hive to home

The eagle eyed honey lovers among you will soon start to notice our new boxes and jars. Truth is, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to meet some stringent extra standards. All part of making sure people can really trust that our high MGO rated Mānuka honey is exactly what we say on the…

Golden Bay is perched at the top of the South Island, cosying up to Abel Tasman National Park’s honey-toned beaches, and the vast primeval forests of Kahurangi National Park. This beautiful region gets plenty of visitors, including The True Honey Co. – just in time for the Mānuka blossoms. Come join us in gorgeous Golden…

This month’s destination, the rugged, isolated Tararua region has strong winds, cold winters and high annual rainfall – making honey harvest here quite an adventure. And adventures are something more and more visitors are discovering in our little corner of the world. The Tararua District sits near the south-east corner of New Zealand’s North Island. Its…

The Central Plateau lies in the ‘middle bit’ of New Zealand’s North Island. And mighty Lake Taupo (New Zealand’s biggest lake) sits in there like a rather deep bellybutton. We love this month’s destination, and not just for the delicious high MGO rated honey our bees make around these parts. Turns out it’s a…

This month’s destination is the gloriously sunny fruit bowl of Hawke’s Bay. About two thirds of the way down the North Island and about 90 minutes east of Taupo, Hawke’s Bay has two main centres, the cities of Napier and Hastings. They’re nestled at the edge of a region known for scrumptious, locally grown food, award-winning vineyards, Art Deco architecture, and a balmy Mediterranean climate. Now dubbed the ‘Art Deco Capital…

In the second instalment of our destination series, we’re sharing yet another top spot in this beautiful land of ours – the area called East Cape. Our busy beekeepers spend a bit of time over here tending to our beehives. But there are plenty more reasons to visit.East Cape is north of Gisborne on the…

The helicopter plays a big part in our Manuka honey harvest. These finely tuned instruments let us place hives exactly where we want them – in dense stands of New Zealand’s remote Manuka bush, where the lovely sweet nectar of Manuka blossoms is their main food source.Heliworx Aotearoa is a sister company to The True…

Subtropical Northland (aka the ‘winterless north’) is a particularly beautiful part of New Zealand – bounded by Pacific Ocean to the east and Tasman Sea to the west, which merge with each other at Cape Rēinga.Seafaring Polynesians first arrived here in their ocean-going waka (canoes) and became known as Māori. And their legends say that…

The True Honey Co. top notch Manuka honeys are now delivered to honey lovers as far away as the UK. To keep your honey safe, we had to put our thinking caps on to create packaging that’s easy on the eye and the planet, and super protective of its precious cargo. But is it really…

Born in Dannevirke, Laurence lived with his mother on his grandfather’s dairy farm until his teenage years. From the age of three, young Laurence heard freedom calling his name, and has done his darndest to answer it. His career path has definitely not been a straight one. Instead it’s woven through shearing gangs, the Army,…